Site of the week #2

www.noodletools.com

This is a great website for generating citations. While many teachers may not like it because it somewhat simplifies the citation process, it has many modules that are very helpful. I encourage my students to use it because students still need to have all of the necessary data in order to generate a citation, but the site also makes it clearer to the students exactly what they will need in order to cite something correctly. It is somewhat more helpful than the style manuals as it asks very specific questions about the citation, which is helpful as sometimes students do not know exactly what to do.

Students can purchase a subscription to this site and it will generate a Word document with your list of citations on it. It then acts as a virtual folder and will store your lists for as long as you keep your subscription. There is also a Noodlebib MLA starter and a component called Noodlebib Express which allows the student to work on a citation in either APA or MLA. Citations can then be copied and paste into documents.

There are also some nice resources for teachers regarding 21st century literacies, which is actually covered in our textbook and some links for collaborative learning.

This is a fantastic site for students elementary through graduate.

English/Language Arts
STATE GOAL 5: Use the language arts to acquire, assess and communicate information.
B. Analyze and evaluate information acquired from various sources.

Early & Late Elementary: 5.B.1b Cite sources used.

Middle & Junior High: 5.B.3b Identify, evaluate and cite primary sources.

Early High School: 5.B.4b Use multiple sources and multiple formats; cite according to standard style manuals.

Late High School: 5.B.5b Credit primary and secondary sources in a form appropriate for presentation or publication for a particular audience.